A total solar eclipse is coming to Europe

Video: 00:01:24 When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, it casts a shadow onto Earth's surface. For people in the darkest part of this shadow, the face of the Sun is totally blocked out, and its wispy atmosphere becomes visible. On Wednesday 12 August, such a shadow will cross Greenland, Iceland, northeastern Portugal and Spain. With this being the first total eclipse visible from…

esa.int ·6h ago

A total solar eclipse is coming to Europe

We haven't written up this one. ESA Space Science has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

Also reported by 2 other outlets

Hotel prices in Europe jump before total solar eclipse theguardian.com
Solar eclipse 2026 brings rare darkness to Europe dailytimes.com.pk

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